Anilkumar Patel

Anilkumar Tribhovandas Patel (8 March 1944 – 8 February 2018) was an Indian politician, educationist and industrialist from Mehsana, Gujarat. He was a Member of Legislative assembly from Mehsana constituency for 11th and 12th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

Early life Anilkumar Patel was born on 8 March 1944 in Lanva village near Mehsana (now in Gujarat, India). His father Tribhovandas Patel was a social worker and had donated a piece of his land in Bhoodan Movement. His father was murdered when he was eleven.

Career With his four brothers, he founded an earthmover manufacturing company in 1969, which grew from the small-scale industry to the public limited company Gujarat Apollo Industries Ltd. He later served as its Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He died on 8 February 2018 at Ahmedabad following prostate cancer. He was cremated at the Ganpat University campus near Mehsana.

Personal life Anilkumar Patel married Shardaben Patel and had two sons: Asit and Anand.